The Marsaxlokk local council is refusing to collect the refuse put out by the commercial establishments, especially the restaurants. It says they shoukl get a private collector for their waste.

In a statement, the council said it is responsible for mixed household waste only for which it pays WasteServ €23.60 per ton.

Most of the Marsaxlokk commerciqal outlets have their own private collector but there are some who have repeatedly tried to get the council waste collector to take on their waste.

The council has thus directed its collector not take on the waste put out by the commercial establishments but these still put out their waste and thus the uncollected waste on the streets has increased.